Exploring Bolgheri through the lens of one of its top estates: Ornellaia masterclass with Denise Cosentino
Website: https://www.ornellaia.com/en/ Denise is winemaker at Ornellaia, so it was great to have a chance to do a vertical of
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Aldo Conterno: tasting the range from this celebrated Barolo producer
Website: https://www.poderialdoconterno.com/en/Homec I was in the right place at the right time to taste these wines. They’d been opened earlier
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The wines of Vietti, a leading Langhe producer
Website: https://www.vietti.com/en/ Vietti is a historical winery based in the beautiful hilltop village of Castiglione Falletto in the Barolo region.
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Highlights: Santa Tresa Rina Russa Frappato 2024, Sicily
Website: https://www.santatresa.com/en It’s getting really hard to find good wines below £15 in the UK, but Santa Tresa in Sicily
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The 2022s from Abruzzo star winery Emidio Pepe
Popped into Dynamic Vines today and tasted through the 2022s from Emidio Pepe, a remarkable winery that I’ve written about
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Camillo Donati, natural sparkling wines from Emilia Romagna
Website: https://www.camillodonati.it/en/ This winery was established in 1930 to make some wine for home consumption, by the grandfather of Camillo
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Highlights: Paltrinieri Radice Lambrusco di Sorbara in Purezza 2022 Emilia Romagna
Had this tonight at Noble Rot, and it was quite brilliant. I’ve developed a real interest in Emilia Roagna wines
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Highlights: Angiolino Maule Masieri 2023 Veneto, Italy
From one of Italy’s most important natural wineries. Angiolino Maule and his wife Rosamaria founded this winery in 1988, after
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Concerto, the re-born super Tuscan wine from Fonterutoli
Website: https://uk.mazzei.it/ The Mazzei family are a Tuscan powerhouse. They have significant vineyards in Chianti Classico, and as well as
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Bonhams is auctioning off the cellar of Locanda Locatelli, and a few of us get to try some of the gems over lunch
Back in January 2025 well known Italian chef Giorgio Locatelli closed the doors on his London restaurant Locanda Locatelli rather
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